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As required by Stipulation 20, WFC made an interpretation of 1982 ~~ <br />aerial photos to determine actual and proposed acreages of disturbance for <br />each vegetation community. The three communities identified include <br />ponderosa-fir-oak, willow carr and grassland. Interpretation showed the <br />ponderosa-fir-oak canmwnity to be disturbed on only 2.0 acres or 1 percent <br />of the disturbance area. As described by the stipulation, no additional <br />baseline sampling will be required of this community because it does not <br />comprise 5 percent of the affected area. The grassland oortewnity (58 <br />acres) has been determined adequately san~led and WFC resan~led the willow <br />carr oacrtwnity (10 acres) as agreed upon in Stipulation 21. <br />During 1984, a site survey was conducted to identify and describe <br />those plant communities that would be disturbed by construction of the <br />proposed refuse disposal area and preparation plant facilities. Vegetation <br />communities were mapped based on the results of a site reconnaissance and <br />aerial photo interpretation. An ortho-photo (scale 1:6000) was used as the <br />mapping base. Community descriptions were generally consistent with those <br />previously described. , <br />The vegetation of the study area is shown in Map 10, Vegetation. <br />Three basic vegetative communities were identified on the area: 1) <br />conifer-shrub, 2) oak shrub, and 3) disturbed areas. The proposed refuse <br />disposal area is made up of the conifer-shrub and oak shrub vegetation <br />types and the proposed plant site area consists of previously disturbed <br />land where old mine refuse has been deposited. There are approximately 25 <br />acres of conifer-shrub; 35 acres of oak shrub and 6 acres of disturbed land <br />to be affected by construction of the refuse disposal area and associated <br />plant facilities within the 138 acre surface disturbance boundary. <br />Plant cover and production studies were completed for WFC's refuse <br />disposal area from September 23-30, 1984. Sampling was conducted within <br />the two vegetation types previously described for the disposal area and <br />within a suitable reference located about 4 miles east of the disposal <br />area. Objectives of the study were to: <br /> <br />2.04-44 (Revised 11/14/88) <br />